BA Hons Human Resource Management

at University of Stirling

You can study Human Resource Management as a four-year single honours degree or take it in conjunction with one of six other subjects to earn a combined honours degree and broaden your career opportunities. The first two semesters of your course are designed to give you a solid grounding in the general principles of business, management, marketing, HR and more. You’ll also have a chance to take modules from other courses that compliment your HR studies – including Business Law and Sociology.
 

From Year 2 onwards you’ll focus in on specialist modules that cover the wider labour market, the latest changes in Human Resource Management, employment relations and how Human Resource Management impacts on individuals. Every step of the way, your course will be delivered by expert teaching staff who understand the rapidly-shifting nature of business and the broad range of factors that impact on the evolution of Human Resource Management.
 

The CIPD accreditation only applies to the single honours degree.
 

Year 1, Semester 1

Compulsory module

• The Global Business Environment: An Introduction (MGTU7S1)    20 credits

• up to 2020/1 MGTU9S1 was taken instead
   

Option module

Select 40 credits from list
 

• Accounting and Finance for Managers (ACCU7M1)    20 credits

• Our Blue Planet (AQUU1OP)    20 credits

• Introduction to Cell Biology (BIOU1CE)    20 credits

• Ecology: An Introduction (BIOU1IE)    20 credits

 

Year 1, Semester 2

Compulsory module

• The Management Challenge: An Introduction (MGTU7S2)    20 credits

• up to 2020/1 MGTU9S2 was taken instead
   

Option module

Select 40 credits from list
 

• Introduction to Management Accounting (ACCU9A2)    20 credits

• Our Thirsty Planet: Man and the Aquatic Environment (AQUU2TP)    20 credits

• Introduction to Physiology (BIOU2PH)    20 credits

• Making the Most of the World Wide Web (CSCU9F2)    20 credits

 

Year 2, Semester 1

Compulsory module

• Fundamentals of Human Resource Management (HRMU9S3)    20 credits
   

Option module

Select 40 credits from list
 

• Accounting and Finance for Managers (ACCU7M1)    20 credits

• Our Blue Planet (AQUU1OP)    20 credits

• Introduction to Aquatic Environments (AQUU3AE)    20 credits

• Introduction to Cell Biology (BIOU1CE)    20 credits

 

Year 2, Semester 2

Compulsory module

• Human Resource Management Techniques (HRMU9HT)    20 credits

• prior to 2020/1 HRMU9WS was taken instead
   

Option module

Select 20 credits from any level 9 list
 

• External Reporting (ACCU9A4)    20 credits

• Biodiversity (BIOU4BD)    20 credits

• The Organisation of Business (BUSU9OB)    20 credits

• Crime and Criminal Justice (CRMU9T4)    20 credits

 

Option module

Select 20 credits from list
 

• Introduction to Management Accounting (ACCU9A2)    20 credits

• External Reporting (ACCU9A4)    20 credits

• Our Thirsty Planet: Man and the Aquatic Environment (AQUU2TP)    20 credits

• Science of Diving (AQUU4DS)    20 credits

 

Year 3, Semester 1

Compulsory module

• Learning and Development (HRMU9LD)    20 credits

• in 2020/1 students take HRMU9ER instead
   

Option module

Select 40 credits from Management School honours options list
 

• International Business (BUSU9BI)    20 credits

• Strategic Management (BUSU9SM)    20 credits

• Business Analytics (MANU9DA)    20 credits

• Innovation Management (MANU9IM)    20 credits

 

in 2020/1 students take HRMU9HT in place of one option
 

Year 3, Semester 2

Compulsory module

• Employment Law (HRMU9EL)    20 credits

• prior to 2021/2 HRMU9RA was taken instead
   

Compulsory module

• Contemporary Employment Relations (HRMU9ER)    20 credits

• in 2020/1 students will take HRMU9LD instead
   

Option module

Select 20 credits from Management School honours options list
 

• Business in Europe and the Emerging Economies (BUSU9EE)    20 credits

• Entrepreneurship (BUSU9EN)    20 credits

• Managing Change (BUSU9MC)    20 credits

• The Organisation of Business (BUSU9OB)    20 credits

 

MGTUPDP Professional Development and Practice is strongly recommended as the option in spring.
 

Year 4, Semester 1

Dissertation

• Dissertation (HRMU9R8)    60 credits

• continued in semester 8
   

Option module

Select 20 credits from Management School honours options list
 

• International Business (BUSU9BI)    20 credits

• Strategic Management (BUSU9SM)    20 credits

• Business Analytics (MANU9DA)    20 credits

• Innovation Management (MANU9IM)    20 credits

 

Year 4, Semester 2

Option module

Select 20 credits from Year 4 Management School Options list
 

• Business in Europe and the Emerging Economies (BUSU9EE)    20 credits

• Entrepreneurship (BUSU9EN)    20 credits

• Managing Change (BUSU9MC)    20 credits

• Responsible Business (BUSU9RB)    20 credits

Year 1 entry – Four-year honours
 

SQA Highers

• AABB - by the end of S5

• AABBB - by the end of S6
   

GCE A-levels

• BBB
   

IB Diploma

• 30 points
   

BTEC (Level 3)

• DDM
   

Widening access students

• Widening access students may be eligible for an adjusted offer of entry. To find out if this applies to you go to our widening access pages.

• Care-experienced applicants will be guaranteed an offer of a place if they meet the minimum entry requirements.
   

Year 2 entry – Three-year honours
 

SQA Advanced Highers

• ABB – one sitting
   

GCE A-levels

• ABB
   

IB Diploma

• 35 points
   

Direct Entry to 1st Year:
 

Year 12 Grade – cumulative score of 65% and above from the following state boards:
 

• CBSE

• ISC/ICSE

• Metro state boards (Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal)
   

• Students from other state boards will require Year 12 Grade – cumulative score of 75%.
   

  Advanced Entry to 2nd Year:
   

  Year 12 Grade – cumulative score of 75% and above from the following state boards:
   

• CBSE

• ISC/ICSE

• Advanced entry is possible on a range of courses. Student applications will be considered on a case by case basis.Please note that advanced entry options for students who have scored 35 in the International Baccalaureate or GCE A-Levels ABB in one sitting will also be considered on a case by case basis.
  
  Students who score 70% in English in Year 12 from the following exam boards won't be required to submit IELTS, if studied within the last 5 years of our course start date:
   

• CBSE
• ISC/ICSE
• Metro state boards (Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal)
   

• Students from other state boards will either need 80% in English if studied within 5 years of the course start date, or a UKVI SELT, IELTS Academic or PTE Academic, depending on the state board, taken within 2 years of our course start date.
  
  English language requirements
  
  If English is not your first language you must have one of the following qualifications as evidence of your English language skills:
   

• IELTS Academic or UKVI 6.0 with 5.5 in each skill

• Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE) 169 overall with a minimum of 162 in each sub-skill

• Cambridge C2 Proficiency (CPE) 180 overall with a minimum of 162 in each sub-skill

• Pearson Test of English (Academic) 60 overall with a minimum of 59 in each sub-skill

• IBT TOEFL 78 overall with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing

• IBT TOEFL Special Home Edition 78 overall with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing

• Trinity ISE II Pass overall and Pass in each sub-skill, ISE III Pass overall and in all sub-skills, ISE IV Pass overall and in all sub-skills

• Aptis (4 skills) CEFR B2 overall and B2 in all sub-skills

• Duolingo 95 overall with a minimum of 90 in all sub-skills

• LanguageCert International ESOL B2 Communicator -  Pass with minimum 33 in each sub-skill

• Metro state boards (Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal)

Academic year:	2022/23	2023/24
Overseas students (non-EU)	£15,900	£16,400

Overseas students (non-EU)
 

You will be charged the annual fee each year when you enrol. Your fees will be held at the same level throughout your course.If you need to take additional modules or resit modules, you will be liable for an additional fee.

If you’re domiciled in the UK, you can typically apply to your relevant funding body for help with living costs. This usually takes the form of student loans, grants or bursaries, and the amount awarded depends upon your personal circumstances and household income.

EU and overseas students won’t normally be able to claim living support through SAAS or other UK public funding bodies. You should contact the relevant authority in your country to find out if you’re eligible to receive support.

When you complete your studies you’ll be well qualified for specialist careers in both Human Resource Management and general management. Focusing on understanding employment in the widest sense, this course also enables graduates to take up roles in trade unions, employment-related charities, government departments, non-governmental organisations and employment research bodies. As you study, we seek to prepare you for the job market with our range of specialist career services.
 

Human Resource Management graduates from Stirling are playing their part in shaping businesses around the globe. Recent Stirling graduates have started their careers in some of the following roles:
 

• HR Administrator, Capita HR Solutions

• Recruitment Consultant, Recruitair Ltd

• Resource Assistant, Hyde Group Engineering

• Researcher, Experis Manpower Group
   

Other graduates have forged careers in the following positions:
 

• HR Business Partner, BBC

• Expertise Management Leader, IBM

• Performance Improvement, PricewaterhouseCoopers

• Leadership Development, National Australia Group